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David Beckham's English-American Football-Soccer Phrasebook

Amid all the razzmatazz, confetti and messiah worship of David Beckham's LA Galaxy press conference there was one beautiful cultural moment.

"The most important thing for me is my family, the second is the footba … is the soccer. [mild embarrassment] I'll get used to that at some point. I'm sorry."

Indeed. To help Becks avoid any more minor transatlantic mishaps, I put together this English-American, Football-Soccer Phrasebook which was originally posted here.


David Beckham's English-american football-Soccer Phrasebook
English American
football soccer
squad roster
fixtures schedule
shirt jersey
kit uniform
boots cleats
shin pads shin guards
sent off ejected
foul by Mastroeni foul on Mastroeni
attack offense
draw tie
reserves second string
pitch field
derby rivalry
terraces stands
clean sheet shut out

4 Responses

  1. Brian on 19-07-2007 at 9:29 am

    You forgot wanker – blogger.

  2. Downs MacRury on 19-07-2007 at 10:07 am

    Breaking Beckham news from eTrueSports:

    David Beckham, worried about LA traffic, has made a tender offer for the Pacific Coast Highway with the intention of taking the famed road private. “It will be like a big driveway,” explained wife Posh Spice.

  3. Daryl on 19-07-2007 at 12:44 pm

    Brian,

    Why the hostility???

  4. Swagger on 11-06-2008 at 6:14 am

    I found this phrasebook for soccer players wives’, with sound – with stuff like ‘will this bag fit my chihuahua’. Very funny: http://www.miljonair.nl/phrasebook

 

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